M*A*S*H (TV Series)
The Sniper (1973)
McLean Stevenson: Lt. Col. Henry Blake
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Quotes
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Lt. Col. Henry Blake : Apart from the sniper, don't you think things are running fairly smoothly?
Cpl. Walter "Radar" O'Reilly : Nobody's eaten in 13 hours, sir.
Lt. Col. Henry Blake : Yes. Well, that coincides with how long we've gone without food.
Cpl. Walter "Radar" O'Reilly : I have this peculiar metabolism. If I don't eat regularly, everything solid in my body turns to liquid. My shoes are full of water.
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Cpl. Walter "Radar" O'Reilly : We're under fire!
Lt. Col. Henry Blake : Hell's bells! We're a hospital! That's against the Geneva Convention!
Cpl. Walter "Radar" O'Reilly : I'm not for it either, sir.
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Lt. Col. Henry Blake : [Blake yells at the sniper from the door of the shower tent] Can you hear me out there? This is Lieutenant Colonel Henry Blake!
[a shot from the sniper hits the door frame, causing Blake to duck back inside the tent]
Lt. Col. Henry Blake : That son of a gun hears pretty good!
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Lt. Col. Henry Blake : What's the situation in here?
Maj. Margaret 'Hot Lips' Houlihan : Desperate, Colonel. No food, no ammunition.
Frank Burns : Low on supplies, low on morale.
Hawkeye : But very high on panic.
Capt. 'Trapper John' McIntyre : Yeah, Frank's been a marvelous commandant.
Hawkeye : He's risen to a new low.
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Lt. Col. Henry Blake : Now I hate to do this, but I've made a decision.
Hawkeye : Another first.
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Lt. Col. Henry Blake : I'm gonna call regimental headquarters for immediate help.
Capt. 'Trapper John' McIntyre : Henry, we did. We're on our own till tomorrow.
Maj. Margaret 'Hot Lips' Houlihan : We can't just wait! We've gotta do something!
Frank Burns : Anything!
Hawkeye : I agree with Frank. I think we should do anything.